The RM group of companies — RM Sotheby’s and Auctions America — will offer select automobiles from the Riverside International...
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A historic 1894 Roper Steam Motorcycle is expected to establish a new world record for a motorcycle sold at auction...
A 1937 Bugatti Type 57 and a 1934 Frazer Nash TT Replica are to feature at the upcoming Bonhams 2021 Legends of the Road Sale. The auction is to be held from Bonhams headquarters in New Bond Street, London in a live and online format on 19 February 2021. 1937 Bugatti...
The NART 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ that finished fifth overall at Le Mans will be among the headline offerings...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM Auctions held its inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event on 1st May, 2010...
Stratas Auctions is currently auctioning a 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution, one of only 24 RS200 Evos ever produced and constructed with the intention of taking part in the 1980s legendary Group B Competition. History of the Ford RS200 Evolution In 1982, rallying and sports car racing observed a brand-new set...
Bonhams will offer the ex-GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail FIA GT Endurance Racing Coupe at its...
The Russo and Steele Monterey 2016 auction was held August 18-20 in downtown Monterey, California, resulting in $10.9 million in...
The Gooding and Company Amelia Island 2017 auction was held Friday, March 10 at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Florida, resulting in $30,568,700 in total sales and a 78 percent sell-through rate. Gooding’s 8th annual sale held during the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance weekend featured 88 cars. “We...
RM Auctions, Hershey, October 6-7, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM has turned its annual auction...
Chassis 5111GT sells for $52 million A Series I Ferrari 250 GTO (Chassis #5111), once owned by American collector Paul...
The Auctions America Auburn Spring 2016 sale was held May 5-7 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $7,187,439 in total sales and an 80 percent sell-through rate of all lots sold. The results represent a 40 percent increase over 2015. Bidders hailed from 36 states across...
Two Steve McQueen bikes and “The King of Cool’s” international driver’s license took top spots Saturday, May 9, 2009 as...
Gooding and Company, Pebble Beach, California, August 20-21, 2016 The collector car market as a whole is getting pretty rich...
The RM Auctions Amelia Island 2014 auction will be held Saturday, March 8th on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida. RM Auctions has gathered more than 90 automobiles for the single-day auction, which will again act as a prelude to this year’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance....
Mecum’s annual Kansas City Auction will feature 500 collector cars and memorabilia up for bid on December 4-5, 2009. The...
Multiple Auction Records Set in 2020 by Gooding & Company 2020 saw Gooding & Company report more than $125 million in...
A Bugatti Type 49 Roadster with coachwork by Labourdette is among the early consignments for the 2017 Bonhams Greenwich auction, scheduled for June 4 at the Greenwich Concours in Connecticut. By the early 1930s Ettore Bugatti had established a reputation for building cars with performance on road or track. Although...
Branson Spring Collector Car Auction, Branson Convention Center, Missouri, April 20-12, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor...
A collection of around 200 Porsches will be sold by Anglia Car Auctions over the next year, with the first...
RM Auctions, Don Davis Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, April 27, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Auctions of single owner collections are always exciting. The owners’ reputations for quality and focus confer instant “provenance” and collectors flock to them to take home a piece of automobile, and...
In 1929, during the very first Monaco Grand Prix, a Bugatti Type 35B took the checkered flag. It was the...
The Mecum Dallas 2015 auction was held September 16-19 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, resulting...
Silverstone Auctions recently opened for business in the new ‘Wing’ building at famed Silverstone. A joint venture between Silverstone Circuits and Midlands automotive entrepreneur Nick Whale, Silverstone Auctions will specialise in significant auctions of classic cars, modern supercars, all types of competition cars, modern and historic motorcycles and automotive memorabilia....
Bonhams, Bond Street, London, December 6, 2015 Christmas in London is a festive time [so I’m told by people fortunate...
An epic collection of vintage automobiles and pre and postwar memorabilia crossed the auction block as RM Auctions proudly presented the...
A 1970 AMC Javelin SST nicknamed “Big Bad Orange” (above) will be a highlight of Russo and Steele’s Newport Beach, California, auction set for the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on June 5-7. One of just 2,501 examples produced, the Javelin is powered by a 390 cid V8 with a four-barrel...
During October 26th-30th, Gooding & Company will be hosting its second Geared Online auction, where a collection of staggering exotic...
The Bonhams Scottsdale 2015 Auction was held Thursday, January 15th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in...
Joining its already well established annual marque sales for Aston Martin and Ferrari, Bonhams announced a sale of Porsche and Lotus Motor Cars and Related Automobilia on July 26th at the Silverstone Classic, which this year celebrates 60 years of both the Porsche and Lotus marques. Bonhams also announced that...
